OLYMPIA – Washington state’s slowing economic growth is reflected in the Employment Security Department’s annual employment and occupation projections. The projected average annual growth rate from 2023 to 2028 is 0.97% and the average annual growth […]
Coordinated care organizations met most performance measures last year SALEM, Ore. — Oregon’s Medicaid insurers generally improved care quality and particularly improved behavioral health services in 2024, according to a new Oregon Health Authority report. OHA […]
EUGENE, Ore.— Theodore Ernest Jokinen, 48, of Madras, made his first appearance in federal court yesterday after being charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, on September 19, 2025, detectives […]
OLYMPIA — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking public input on white sturgeon recreational fisheries in Washington waters. Survey responses will help inform potential updates to statewide sturgeon fishing regulations and […]
Oregon Health Authority is seeking public input on a proposal by Adventist Health Columbia Gorge in The Dalles to become a critical access hospital. Before the federal government will consider the proposal, two OHA programs are expected to […]
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